HARNESSING THE SUN'S RAYS TO MAKE CARPET

Bentley Mills to Dedicate Nation's Largest Industrial Solar Power Array on February 19, 1999

(City of Industry, Calif.) Capturing and converting the
sun's energy to power homes is no longer unusual,
particularly in energy-conscious California. But harnessing
enough solar energy to power even one tufting machine in an
industrial carpet manufacturing facility? That's the vision
for Bentley Mills of California, a division of Atlanta-based
Interface, Inc., which will on February 19 at 10:30 a.m.
dedicate the nation's largest industrial, majority
privately-funded solar installation. Bentley Mills is
located at 14641 East Don Julian Road in City of Industry.
Interface, Inc. is a $1.3 billion global supplier of
commercial interiors products.

"The 127 kilowatt (kW) solar array an important first step in
Interface's global vision to become the first sustainable
industrial organization -- that is, to take nothing harmful
or nonrenewable from the Earth's crust and to emit nothing
harmful into the biosphere as a result of its operations.
More than replacing a small percentage of the electricity
that powers this plant every day, this is a pivotal event in
our company's history," said Ray C. Anderson, Interface
Chairman and CEO. "It's a stake in the ground; a place where
we can begin important research and development on the
potential of solar energy to power our industrial operations
worldwide."

Initiated by Interface Research Corporation and Bentley
Mills and funded in part by the California Energy Commission
and through the U.S. Department of Energy's Utility Photovoltaic
Group's "TEAM-UP" Program, the solar installation at Bentley Mills has the
ability to deliver more than 100 kW of energy to the plant's
electrical grid at the middle of a typical-capacity work
day. This equates to a reduction in electricity use of
about 6 percent of the plant load for this $1 million
investment. To put this in more familiar terms, the solar
cells generate enough energy to power 25 to 35 average
homes.

"Admittedly, this is a small initial energy offset for a
manufacturing facility that utilizes an enormous amount of
energy," explained George Maibach, general manager of Bentley
Mills. "Today, solar power will not replace fossil
fuel-derived electric power or even cost less than electric
power. But the future will lend itself to other means of
economic return, as solar-produced products become more in
demand in the worldwide marketplace. And, along the way, we
will learn a great deal about what we can do with nature's
most bounteous and renewable resource."

Physically, the solar array at Bentley Mills is an
impressive site. Located beside a local water tank, 448
panels measuring 4.2 feet by 6.2 feet each are stationed on
over one-half acre of land. The solar panels collect energy
from the sun during daylight hours, and an inverter converts
that energy from DC to AC and controls the flow of power
between the plant and the panels. The energy is fed
immediately to the plant's electricity grid, which powers 29
industrial carpet tufting machines and a host of support
equipment that works 24 hours a day manufacturing broadloom
carpet.

"Today is an important day for the state of California,
because this installation is significant both in size and
vision," said California Energy Commissioner Michal Moore.
"When California's restructured electricity system went into
effect almost one year ago, we envisioned people having the
option of placing small renewable energy power plants right
where the power is needed and consumed. This project is the
first large industrial system constructed under the program,
and shows the potential widespread industrial uses for solar
energy. When companies like Interface and Bentley Mills
take the first step making their products from renewable
energy, it shows their consumers and other companies what
can be done."

The dedication of the solar facility at Bentley Mills is
scheduled for Friday, February 19, 1999, in the parking lot
adjacent to the solar array. Ray C. Anderson, chairman and
CEO of Interface, Inc., will be on hand to describe his
company's vision to become the leader in industrial ecology.
Anderson has just published Mid-Course Correction, Toward A
Sustainable Future: The Interface Model, and serves on the
President's Council for Sustainable Development, a commission
sanctioned by the President to make policy recommendation on
environmental issues. Media are welcome to attend.

Bentley Mills was founded in 1979 with the goal of
becoming the new floorcoverings industry standard for
product design, quality, service. The City of Industry,
Calif.-based broadloom manufacturer was acquired by Interface,
Inc., in 1993, and is renowned for its stylish, yet
sophisticated product offering, operational excellence and
on-time delivery.